Articles by: Dermot Crean

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow – Rainfall warning for Kerry coming into effect from 6am tomorrow morning. The warning is also in place for Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Cork and Limerick. Rain will turn heavy and persistent on Friday and Friday night bringing the risk of localised flooding. Rainfall totals […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE general consensus around this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival was that it was another big success for local hospitality businesses in the town and that there were hardly any crime incidents. Ken Tobin, Managing […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S been a hectic day for the new Rose of Tralee, Sinead Flanagan. The Limerick woman began the Wednesday with a number of media interviews and a photoshoot in the Town Park and was […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee… IF there’s one photographer that has seen everything the Rose of Tralee Festival has to offer, it’s Domnick Walsh. The Tralee man has been following the Roses since they met up in Kildare about 1o […]

THE new Rose of Tralee stopped off Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Wednesday morning to officially launch the annual Kerry Hospice coffee morning. Kerry Hospice Foundation are calling on the people of Kerry to host a coffee morning on Thursday, September 19 to help raise vital funds for the palliative care […]

COURTHOUSE Lane received a makeover earlier this month from 16 volunteers who cleaned, weeded, painted and planted their way from the Courthouse to Castle Street. The clean up which was part of the Kerry Group HR Operations Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) event was supported by the Tralee Chamber Alliance Environmental […]

TADHG Ó Loingsigh and his crew on Janx Spirit from Tralee Bay Sailing Club are the new ICRA Under 25 J24 National Champions and have qualified for the European and World championships in 2020. They will receive a grant from ICRA to assist with their J/24 campaign which will be […]

THE Diocese of Kerry has taken up the challenge of Climate Change for a ‘Season of Creation:   Climate Crisis – 11 years to save Our Common Home’. The Season runs from September 1 to October 4 when Christian churches around the world focus on prayer and action to protect […]

SINN Féin Councillor Toireasa Ferris is to step down from political life next month. In June of this year, the councillor confirmed she would not be contesting the next general election for the party in place of her father, Martin, but now it has emerged she will step back from […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WE have a winner! Sinead Flanagan, the Limerick Rose, was announced as Rose of Tralee 2019 live on the Dome stage tonight. The shocked 27 year old was surrounded by fellow Roses after Daithi Ó […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S been a good few days for the Causeway parish. After capturing the County Hurling title for the first time in 21 years, one of their own represented the county as Kerry Rose and Sally-Ann […]

Wed 21st August Ballyroe Heights Hotel Festival Open Golf Classic Results 1ST Domo Lyne, Mike O Halloran, Mary Savage, Brid O Halloran (84pts) 2nd Derek O Brien, Colm Sheehy, Aidan McGaley, Geraldine Sheehy (82pts) 3rd John Hayes, Patrick Madden, Jim O Connell, James Quinn (81pts) Ladies 1st Joan Cantillon, Paula […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE inaugural Rose Bowl ran by the Kerry Schoolboys Girls League at Mounthawk Park and Tralee Dynamos was a huge success. Organised in association with the International Rose of Tralee Committee and sponsored by Trophy […]

IF you haven’t got an All-Ireland ticket yet, then this event might be one of your last chances to win a pair and a stay in a Dublin hotel. A Terrace Talk All-Ireland Preview night will take place this Thursday in The Rose Hotel. The event is being held in […]

VTOS Adult Education College are currently enrolling for their upcoming courses which are due to start in September and are inviting all to their Open Information Morning on this Thursday, August 29 from 10am–1pm at Clash, Tralee. Courses are FREE to Adults over 21, who are in receipt of a […]

KERRY Cancer Support Group has benefitted from the kindness of a nine year old girl from mid-Kerry. Kara O’Sullivan from Callinafercy who attends Nagle Rice Primary School Milltown along with members of her family presented a cheque for €550 to The Kerry-Cork Health Link Bus, representing half of the total […]

LOOK, it’s not often we blow our own trumpet, but the past few days have been absolutely phenomenal for website traffic on TraleeToday.ie. It seems you really like our Rose of Tralee coverage, so much so that we’ve had the busiest few days EVER on the TraleeToday.ie website. Visitors to […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WE’VE always believed the Tralee poet and Young Irelander William Pembroke Mulchinock (1820 – 1864) wrote the poem ‘The Rose of Tralee’…but did he? The Rose of Tralee International Festival organisers engaged the services of […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WELL it’s changed now. While Kerry Rose Sally-Ann Leahy led the betting at 3/1 on Thursday, she’s moved out to 9/1 third favourite now for the Rose of Tralee 2019, with Sinead Flanagan of Limerick now […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… DINGLE’S Jamie Flannery received a great 26th birthday present tonight. The “enthusiastic, ambitious, open-minded and courteous gaelgóir from Dingle” topped the poll among Roses and Rose Escorts to become the Rose Escort of the Year […]

TREVOR BARRETT TOURNAMENT: The 6th Annual Trevor Barrett Memorial Tournament went ahead in Connolly Park on last Saturday (24th Aug) in ideal conditions. With a late withdrawal the tournament was rearranged into two groups giving each team a minimum of 3 games. Group 1 was Tralee Parnell’s, Ballyheigue and Kilmoyley. […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 07, 10, 23 & 30. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Julie Diggins Tonevane, John McMillan Lohercannon, Jim Enright Annagh, Dominick O’Brien c/o Byrensworth and Richard Diggins Tonevane. Next week’s Lotto will have […]

All Ireland Final    We wish our two Na Gaeil stars Jack Barry and Diarmuid O’Connor and the Kerry team the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final against Dublin on Sunday. Hurling Final    We congratulate Na Gaeil footballer Dan Goggin who starred for Causeway in the County Hurling […]

Best wishes to The Kerry Senior Squad Ballymac GAA sends all our best wishes to Peter Keane, his management team and The Kerry Senior Squad who take on the Dubs in The All Ireland Final on Sunday next. Its great to be once again in an All Ireland Final! Its […]

Increased sponsorship from Mossie Kelly Kerins O’Rahillys are delighted to have The Kerries Golf Driving Range and proprietor Mossie Kelly as our main sponsor. Mossie has a lifelong association with us which began when aged 18, he was drafted straight onto the Senior team. A talented player, Mossie went on […]

Under 15 Hurlers: On Monday night our under 15s faced St Brendan’s Ardfert in a very close competitive game at home in Caherslee Road Tralee.  This one went right down to the wire and in an intense finish it was the home side who prevailed  by a single point, on a scoreline of 1 […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AS we brought you earlier (click here if you missed it), the ladies attending the Rose of Tralee Fashion Show in the Dome last night were looking very stylish indeed. Well here’s the second part […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… GARDAI in Tralee say that crowds are up this year so far at the Rose of Tralee Festival and there have been no major incidents. Speaking of Radio Kerry’s ‘Talkabout’ programme this afternoon, Garda Niall […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing to the public for information regarding burglaries and criminal damage incidents in the town over the past week. On Friday, August 23 between 8pm and 9.30pm, a house at Willow Brook in Ashleigh Downs, was broken into. Entry was gained by forcing in the front door. […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Fashion Show is brought to you by AIB Tralee… FORGET about the fashions on the catwalk, because there was incredible style among the hundreds of ladies enjoying the annual Rose of Tralee Fashion Show at the Dome last night. Ladies started arriving at […]